How Many Trees Does a Typical Litigation Cost Our Planet?

• A Small Litigation involves over 250,000 sheets of paper
Hosting this litigation online at doeLegal saves 30 trees!

• A Mid-sized Litigation involves over 1,300,000 sheets of paper
Hosting this litigation online at doeLegal saves 156 trees!

• A Large Litigation involves over 12,500,000 sheets of paper
Hosting this litigation online at doeLegal saves 300 trees!

 

 

Page Volume Estimation

The page volumes shown below are estimates based on averages:

Container	Estimated Pages
Bankers Box	2,000 to 2,500 pages
File Drawer	3,500 to 5,000 pages
Open Shelving	1,500 pages per linear foot
Unbound paper	100 to 125 pages per inch
CD	12,000 to 15,000 pages
DVD	72,000 to 90,000 pages

Typical document types with average pages per document:

Document Type	Average Pages per Document	Average Pages per Gig (GB)	Average Pages per Meg (MB)
Microsoft Word files	8	64,782	63
Email files	1.5	100,099	97
Microsoft Excel files	50	165,791	161
Lotus 1-2-3 files	55	287,917	280
Microsoft PowerPoint files	14	17,552	17
Text files	20	677,963	662
Image files	1.4	15,477	15

Of course, the actual number of pages cannot be determined until the data is actually processed.
These figures are meant for estimation purposes only.

Relative storage values are shown in the table below:

Storage Value	Relative Definition
Kilobyte (KB)	1,000 bytes 2 Kilobytes = 1 typewritten page
Megabyte (MB)	1,000,000 bytes 1 Megabyte = 1 small novel OR a 3.5" floppy disk 2 Megabytes = 1 high-resolution photograph 5 Megabytes = The complete works of Shakespeare 10 Megabytes = 1 minute of high fidelity sound 100 Megabytes = 1 meter of shelved books 500 Megabytes = 1 CD-ROM
Gigabyte (GB)	1,000,000,000 bytes1 Gigabyte = 1 pickup truck filled with books 20 Gigabytes = Collection of the works of Beethoven 100 Gigabytes = A library floor of academic journals
Terabyte (TB)	1,000,000,000,000 bytes 1 Terabyte = 50,000 trees made into paper and printed 2 Terabytes = An academic research library 10 Terabytes = The print collections of the US Library of Congress 400 Terabytes = National Climactic Data Center (NOAA) database

Web Resources

doelegal has assembled the following resources to assist in-house counsel and law firms to keep up-to-date on the ever changing law process. Here you will find everything from court rulings, case summaries, and white papers to industrial news.

ABA Journal www.abanet.org/journal	IOMA www.ioma.com
ALA News www.alanet.org	Law.com www.law.com
AmLaw Tech www.americanlawyermedia.com	Law Firm Inc. www.lawfirminc.com
California Lawyer www.dailyjournal.com	The American Lawyer www.americanlawyer.com
Case Law Update & e-Discovery News www.krollontrack.com	Law Practice Today www.abanet.org/lpm
Commercial Law Bulletin www.clla.org	Law Technology News www.lawtechnews.com
Corporate Counsel Magazine www.corpcounsel.com	Legal Assistant Today www.legalassistanttoday.com
Counsel to Counsel Magazine www.martindale.com	Legal Management www.alanet.org/periodicals
Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov	Martindale-Hubbell www.martindale.com
For the Defense www.dri.org	Techno Lawyer www.technolawyer.com
IP Worldwide www.ipww.com	The American Lawyer www.americanlawyer.com
Attorney Help - Visit The Attorneys Forum for free Legal Help. Find qualified Attorneys in your area. www.theattorneysforum.com	e-Legal Technology www.e-legaltechnology.org
Expert Witness  - Hire an expert witness for forensics, fraud investigation, and litigation support. www.b2bcfo.com	Legal Relay - Help in choosing legal technology www.legalrelay.com